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Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
About
Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as globe amaranth, is an edible plant from the family Amaranthaceae. The round-shaped flower inflorescences are a visually dominant feature and cultivars have been propagated to exhibit shades of magenta, purple, red, orange, white, pink, and lilac. Within the flowerheads, the true flowers are small and inconspicuous.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Gomphrena globosa
- Slug
- gomphrena-globosa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Gomphrena
- Species
- globosa
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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